How Low Hardwarewise can Run Windows 10
Jun 29, 2015 14:28:42 #
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/s/windows-10-old-pc-comes-114900401.html
This has been my experience. Have been running 10 since build 6629. Has worked well on even my old small form factor Foxconn Netbox, running 2 Gb RAM 160 Gb HD, Intel Atom 1.3 processor.
No problems
No software I can't run so far
No hardware conflicts or incompatibilities, except 3 days on a Realtek Audio Chip. Just started working after 3 days. No fix on my part.
Running it now on 3 computers, and believe me, I don't have any powerhouse machines, nor new computers.
This has been my experience. Have been running 10 since build 6629. Has worked well on even my old small form factor Foxconn Netbox, running 2 Gb RAM 160 Gb HD, Intel Atom 1.3 processor.
No problems
No software I can't run so far
No hardware conflicts or incompatibilities, except 3 days on a Realtek Audio Chip. Just started working after 3 days. No fix on my part.
Running it now on 3 computers, and believe me, I don't have any powerhouse machines, nor new computers.
Jun 29, 2015 14:39:40 #
It's been my experience that 10 runs just as smooth and fast as NT 4.0 did.
Had some Realtek problems as well.
I've had an annoying graphic problem with a Radeon card that was solved by downgrading to a more powerful card.
Had some Realtek problems as well.
I've had an annoying graphic problem with a Radeon card that was solved by downgrading to a more powerful card.
Jun 30, 2015 09:53:20 #
What does the desktop look like and how configurable is it? I like Windows 7 and like the look and feel of it but I don't like Windows 8. I don't have or like touch screens either. I don't like fingerprints getting all over the screen.
Jun 30, 2015 10:17:42 #
jeep_daddy wrote:
What does the desktop look like and how configurable is it? I like Windows 7 and like the look and feel of it but I don't like Windows 8. I don't have or like touch screens either. I don't like fingerprints getting all over the screen.
At first glance, the desktop looks pretty close to windows 7. Once you hit the start button, the illusion of windows 7 pretty much flies out the window.
Good news is that fans of 8.1 can have their start screen while the rest of us stick with the start menu.
I'm not getting the full experience in my trials of 10 because I am stuck on my Model M IBM keyboard and it doesn't have a windows key.
Jun 30, 2015 13:04:01 #
jeep_daddy wrote:
What does the desktop look like and how configurable is it? I like Windows 7 and like the look and feel of it but I don't like Windows 8. I don't have or like touch screens either. I don't like fingerprints getting all over the screen.
As early as 5 months after rollout of 8, there were three to five third party "return to old menu" softwares available on the internet to replace a semblance of XP-W7 menus.
I got the best use out of the one called Classic Shell, which allowed one to pick the XP menu, or the 7 menu, and to override the Windows Start (metro) screen and boot directly to the desktop.
Using Classic Shell and setting the software to go directly the the desktop literally returned 8 and 8.1 computers to look exactly like prior versions of Windows, plus more stable and faster.
Windows 10 "looks" much more like 7, but I have no doubt the Classic Shell people, among others, will still provide a more 7-like experience, but a better OS all around.
I can't begin to tell you how many people I turned into 8/8.1 lovers with the install of the free Classic Shell, in my classes and in my own client base.
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